South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch finds out why experts say transparency can increase public trust in law enforcement, in the first of a three-part series.

Attorney Jeffrey Montpetit knew that obtaining a video of a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper’s actions after a 2015 DUI arrest in Clay County would be critical to his client’s civil case alleging ...

Judge Aileen Cannon granted Donald Trump a final, limited chance to restate arguments as the court moves toward a key ruling.

At a time of attacks on the judicial system, a coalition of former state chief justices around the country has organized to ...

December, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling still must decide whether or not to bring administrative charges in 490 cases in ...

Some environmental groups opposed to government tax breaks for pollution-heavy industrial projects in Louisiana complain they ...

CCSD initially withheld records related to the Durango incident, citing statutory provisions, case law and district ...

By the government’s own count, fewer than 10% of people captured in the sweeps launched around New Orleans last week have ...

Leaders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Friday rolled out a trailer that will be deployed to recruit new ...

A national organization known for filing public records requests against government officials is quietly dropping its claim ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals sided with the city, noting state law lacks specific deadlines for fulfilling public records requests.

Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group, is suing the City of Boston over public records it says the city failed to ...